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3 months old ferret

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Question
About a week ago i bought a 3 months old female ferret. She kept biting me but i always wore gloves. Now she doesen't bite gloves but whenever she sees skin she trys to bite it. I wondered what triggers that kind of behavor and how can it be fixed?

Answer
She has learned that she can't bite you when you are wearing gloves - very smart girl!  You will need to re-train her without the gloves.  Go through all of the same steps you used when wearing gloves, this time without.  Try (not always completely possible) to not let her bite you, but when she does: yelp and stop any interaction with her.